# Accident 19820102000189A: Bell 47G, Miami, FL, January 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1982, 16:07 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6102° N, 80.3410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6102&lon=-80.3410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23BS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23BS-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith WCS 222 (BELL 47-G) (registry code 1301532, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-wcs-222-bell-47-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN O335*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,011 total, 1 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820102000189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE CONNECTING ROD FAILURE. ENGINE FIRE. MADE HARD AUTOROTATE LANDING IN A SCHOOL YARD. FIRE PUT OUT ON GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA82DA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA028), Jan 2, 1982: Smith WCS-222 (Bell 47G) (N23BS), Miami, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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